Class BEROctetString

java.lang.Object
netscape.ldap.ber.stream.BERElement
netscape.ldap.ber.stream.BEROctetString
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
public class BEROctetString extends BERElement
This class is for the OctetString type. 
ENCODING RULE:
  Primitive Definite length.
  tag = 0x04
  length = (short or long form)
  one or more contents octets
Version:
1.0 seeAlso CCITT X.209
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • BEROctetString

      public BEROctetString(String buffer)
      Constructs an octet string element containing a copy of the contents of buffer.
      Parameters:
      buffer - a UCS-2 String

    • BEROctetString

      public BEROctetString(byte[] buffer)
      Constructs an octet string element containing a reference to buffer.
      Parameters:
      buffer - a byte array, which must be in UTF-8 format if it is string data

    • BEROctetString

      public BEROctetString(byte[] buffer, int start, int end)
      Constructs an octet string element containing a subset of buffer.
      Parameters:
      buffer - buffer containing 'octets'
      start - start of buffer range to copy
      end - end of buffer range to copy

    • BEROctetString

      public BEROctetString(BERTagDecoder decoder, InputStream stream, int[] bytes_read) throws IOException
      Constructs an octet string element from an input stream (for constructed encoding)
      Parameters:
      decoder - a decode that understands the specific tags
      stream - source
      bytes_read - array of 1 int, incremented by number of bytes read
      Throws:
      IOException - failed to construct

    • BEROctetString

      public BEROctetString(InputStream stream, int[] bytes_read) throws IOException
      Constructs an octet string element from an input stream (for primitive encoding)
      Parameters:
      stream - source
      bytes_read - array of 1 int, incremented by number of bytes read
      Throws:
      IOException - failed to construct

  • Method Details

    • write

      public void write(OutputStream stream) throws IOException
      Writes BER to stream
      Specified by:
      write in class BERElement
      Parameters:
      stream - output stream
      Throws:
      IOException - failed to write

    • getValue

      public byte[] getValue()
      Gets the element value.

    • getType

      public int getType()
      Gets the element type.
      Specified by:
      getType in class BERElement
      Returns:
      element type.

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Gets the string representation. NOTE: currently prints out values in decimal form.
      Specified by:
      toString in class BERElement
      Returns:
      string representation of tag.